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The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word 'love.' It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life.
Lydia M. Child
Top Ten Reasons Why Weddings Should be Avoided
Chapter 11
Charlie found himself sitting between Elinor and her brother in the back of the car. Elinor's parents sat in the middle row of seats and to his surprise, they had a driver. "So all they do is drive you around where you want to go when you want to go?" Charlie had asked Elinor when they got into the car.
"Yeah, his name is Oscar, we've had him since I was little." Elinor replied.
They stopped at Madame Corr's Wedding Dress Boutique. Oscar came around and opened the door for them.
"Just wait here, Oscar, this shouldn't take long," said Mrs. Harris.
Elinor took Charlie's hand as they walked behind her parents. Inside they were greeted by Madame Corr herself.
"Welcome to Madame Corr's Wedding Dress Boutique, Mr. and Mrs. Harris. Your daughter's dress is almost done and I must say she looks positively radiant in it." Madame Corr was a plump woman and even though she looked extremely tired she still gave the widest smile to impress her customers.
"I would like to see my daughter," said Mrs. Harris.
"Right this way then," said Madame Corr. She led them into one of the fitting rooms. They entered the large room and there Charlie saw Elinor's sister. Beth was a small girl like Elinor. She had curly blonde hair and blue eyes. She was admiring herself in the mirror when they walked in.
"Elinor!" Said Beth with a smile. "I haven't seen you in ages! Come here so I can give my big sister a hug!"
Elinor smiled as well and ran over to her sister and hugged her. Charlie must have had a strange look on his face because Andy was looking at him and smirking.
"Well, I'll just leave you guys to catch up then," said Madame Corr looking admirably at Elinor and Beth. She left closing the door behind her.
Beth and Elinor separated. The smiles that Beth and Elinor shared were gone and in their place were frowns. "Mommy, I told you I didn't want Elinor to come!" Said Beth.
"Honey, I had to take into account what people will think if they see that your own sister didn't come to your wedding. I had to so we can avoid a scandal." Mrs. Harris replied.
"Well it's not like she'll be able to walk into a church in the first place," said Beth, looking at Elinor with scorn.
"And why is that?" Elinor asked coldly.
"Just that if a witch tries to step into a church, they get struck down by lightning from God," Beth replied casually.
"Thats just some silly myth," argued Elinor.
"We'll see if it's silly when it happens on my wedding day!" Yelled Beth.
"Thats enough from the both of you!" Yelled back Mrs. Harris. Beth and Elinor glared at each other for a while until Beth's eyes traveled to Charlie standing by Andy and watching quietly.
"Who are you?" Beth asked.
"Um... I'm Charlie Weasley, Elinor's boyfriend." He replied looking at Beth.
Beth gave him a pitiful look. "I feel so bad for you. How much is she paying you for this?"
Charlie looked stunned. "She's not paying me anything, she's my girlfriend."
Beth glared at him. "Then prove it."
"Beth, please stop this," said Mr. Harris for the first time. "Leave Elinor and her date alone."
Beth ignored him. "Are you a wizard too?"
"Yeah," Charlie answered warily.
Beth looked at her mom helplessly. "There are two of them! It was going to be bad just having one, but two! Mom I don't think I can do this."
"Beth, you are marrying Stephen and that's final,whether or not we have two of them here," said Mrs. Harris firmly, eyeing Charlie and Elinor.
"You talk about us as if we're a different species!" Yelled Elinor. "Charlie, come on, we're getting out of this place." She grabbed Charlie's hand and pulled him out of the room. "We'll meet you at the house." Elinor said.
She pulled Charlie past Madame Corr until they were outside. She let go of him and sat down at the bench and put her head in her hands. Charlie sat down next to her and put his arm around her, trying to comfort her.
"Is she alright?" Asked Oscar, looking down at Charlie worriedly.
"I think she'll be fine." Charlie answered. Oscar went back to the car.
Charlie and Elinor sat like that for a while. "I just don't get it," Elinor said helplessly.
"Get what?" Charlie asked.
Elinor sighed. "I just thought by this time my family would except me. But they still don't."
Charlie wasn't quite sure what to say. "Well it's their loss then. They're missing out on a really great girl, and a special one at that. It's not your problem that they have a problem with you, you shouldn't let it get to you like that. Besides if you really want to blow off some steam we could hex them for fun." Charlie said jokingly. Where did that come from? he thought.
Elinor laughed. "Yeah that does sound like fun actually." She replied. She looked into his eyes and he looked into hers.
"Do want to get out of here and get something to eat?" Charlie finally asked.
Elinor looked away for a second but then looked back again. "Yeah, that sounds great." She said with a smile.
Charlie offered his hand to her and she gladly took it and they began to walk down the street talking and joking. Elinor never felt this comfortable with a boy in her life until now. He really is very cute. Elinor thought while looking at him as they were walking towards Dylan's Diner. And sweet and charming... wait I have to stop thinking like this. She was going to go insane if she didn't stop thinking about how attractive he really was.
"So is this ok for you?" Asked Charlie, as they sat down at Dylan's Diner. "Unless you're sick of all this muggle environment."
Elinor smiled at him. "This is fine."
Elinor ordered a chicken salad and Charlie ordered a hamburger. Charlie hadn't had that much fun for a while. He never realized how much fun Elinor was or how easy it was to talk to her.
After they paid the bill they decided to just walk around for a while. They ended up in a park and sat down together on the bench. "Wow," said Elinor looking up. "The stars are so pretty tonight."
"Yes they are," said Charlie looking up and then looking back at Elinor. Elinor looked back at him. His face was just inches from hers. He moved closer to her.
"Last one to the hill is a troll!" She yelled into his face as she ran for the hill. Charlie ran forward trying to catch her but Elinor got there first. Out of breath and gasping for air, she collapsed into a sitting position on the ground. "Man what a run, but I beat you so it was all worth it." She said with a smile.
"Yeah, well, it was hardly fair. I wasn't prepared," he said plopping down next to her.
Elinor rolled her eyes. "Excuses, excuses." She smiled at him. But he wasn't smiling back he was looking into her face again searching for something. She looked back.
He moved closer again, but this time she didn't move. His face inched closer until their lips met. Electricity ran through her and she moved closer as he deepened the kiss and she responded. It seemed like ages before they broke away. Elinor sighed. "Charlie... I can't, not now... not here..." Elinor looked at him helplessly.
Charlie shook his head. "Ok... I get it." He replied calmly. She felt a wave of regret. "Friends... right?"
"Friends," Elinor said in a whisper. Charlie got up and offered his hand to her. She took it and they walked off into the dark.
Well there you have it... Chapter 11... I'm hoping to have the next Chapter done soon. I don't know if there is a Dylan's Diner, I just made it up for the sake of my story.
